Tennessee § 16-3-406 - Laws in conflict with rules nullified.
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§ 16-3-406. Laws in conflict with rules nullified.
After the rules have become effective, all laws in conflict with the rules shall be of no further force or effect. Acts 1965, ch. 227, § 5; T.C.A., § 16-116. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in the Advisory Commission Comments under T.R.A.P. 13. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 63; 22 Tenn. Juris., Rules of Court, § 2. Tennessee Law of Evidence (2nd ed., Cohen, Paine and Sheppeard), §§ 605.1, 610.1. Law Reviews. The Procedural Details of the Proposed Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, II. Initiation of An Appeal (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 4. Cited: State v. Ellis, 598 S.W.2d 826, 1980 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 311 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1980); Haynes v. McKenzie Memorial Hospital, 667 S.W.2d 497, 1984 Tenn. App. LEXIS 3274 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1984); Lock v. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 809 S.W.2d 483, 1991 Tenn. LEXIS 154 (Tenn. 1991); Arnold v. City of Chattanooga, 19 S.W.3d 779, 1999 Tenn. App. LEXIS 765 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999); State v. West, 19 S.W.3d 753, 2000 Tenn. LEXIS 244 (Tenn. 2000); Fields v. State, 40 S.W.3d 450, 2001 Tenn. LEXIS 110 (Tenn. 2001); State v. Mallard, 40 S.W.3d 473, 2001 Tenn. LEXIS 235 (Tenn. 2001); Corum v. Holston Health & Rehab. Ctr., 104 S.W.3d 451, 2003 Tenn. LEXIS 338 (Tenn. 2003); The Tennessean v. Tenn. Dep't of Pers., — S.W.3d —, 2007 Tenn. App. LEXIS 267 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 27, 2007); Rajvongs v. Wright, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 393 (Tenn. Ct. App. June 18, 2012); Webb v. Roberson, — S.W.3d —, 2013 Tenn. App. LEXIS 261 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 17, 2013).
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Section 16-3-406 ("Laws in conflict with rules nullified.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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